News and Events

In addition to providing grants to organizations and individuals, the Marshall Home Fund supports and participates in various town activities that promote the well-being of older adults.

Reaching Your 55+ Audience 
The Marshall Home Fund is sponsoring a free workshop for non-profits. Representatives from the media and organizations serving older adults will discuss how to promote programs and services of interest to people 55+.
Dates: October 30, 3:00-4:30PM
Location: Watertown Free Public Library. 123 Main St. Watertown, MA 02472
RSVP requested, not required: info@marshallhomefund.org
Free, open to the public

Halloween Party 
Young children and their caregivers are invited to join residents of Brigham House for Halloween fun. Sing and dance with Ruth, play games, and trick or treat.    
Date: October 25, 9:45 AM
Location: Brigham House. 341 Mt. Auburn St. Watertown, MA 02472
Sponsored by Brigham House, Watertown Families Together, and the Marshall Home Fund 
Free, open to the public

New Rep Theatre Open Captioning Program
The New Rep Theatre was recently awarded a Theatre Development Fund Open Captioning Grant.  Open captioning will be available at six performances throughout the year, in 25 reserved seats in the section with the best view of the captioning system.
Dates: September through May
Location: Mosesian Arts Center, 321 Arsenal St, Watertown, MA 02472
For more information, contact the New Rep (617) 923-7061 or info@newrep.org

Watertown Farmers' Market
Buy some delicious local food, enjoy the outdoors, and save money at the Market's new, more convenient location. 
Dates: Wednesdays 2:30-6:30 PM, June through October 9th. Rain or shine.
Location: Saltonstall Park, corner of Main St and Whites Ave, next to Town Hall, 149 Main St. Watertown.
How to save: Double your SNAP dollars. Swipe your EBT card at the market manager's tent to recieve a dollar-to-dollar match of up to $15 per week.  (The Marshall Home Fund helps support this match.) In addition, with the Healthy Incentives Program (HIP), SNAP users can have the cost of the fruits and vegetables they purchase from one of the market's farms added back to their EBT card. Visit the market manager's tent for details.   
For more information, visit livewellwatertown.org.
Free, open to the public

English Language Instruction for Seniors 55+ 
The Marshall Home Fund enables Project Literacy to offer twice-weekly classes for older immigrants alongside their peers of all generations, taught by professional English language instructors.
To register and for dates, times and location: Contact Philippa Biggers. Email: pbiggers@watertown-ma,gov. Phone: (617) 924-8797.
Free, open to the public

Watertown for All Ages
We are a member Watertown for All Ages, a town-wide collaboration of individuals working to help Watertown become an Age Friendly Community. The organization recently received grants from Watertown Community Foundation and Tufts Health Plan Foundation to spearhead an initiative to ensure older residents have access to safe, affordable, convenient transporation.  Throughout 2019, WAA and its advisory committee will study the obstacles facing older people who don't drive or who plan to scale back driving and will create a series of recommendations to address these obstacles. For more information, visit WatertownForAllAges.org or contact info@watertownforallages.org.  

Next MHF Board Meeting
October 17, 2019 4:00-5:30. Location TBD